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University of the Highlands and Islands

Higher education provider · Scotland

Country
Scotland
International students, 2024/25
180
Share of UK total
0.03%
Change since 2014/15
-25.0%
Undergraduate / postgraduate
95 / 85
Non-UK students1802024/25
Year by year
Data as at 2024/25
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Students from outside the UK, year by year

Students whose permanent address is outside the UK (HESA, rounded to the nearest 5).

Non-UK students by academic year

2134252014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
2134252014/152016/172018/192020/212022/232024/25
Data table
2014/15240
2015/16275
2016/17300
2017/18305
2018/19335
2019/20345
2020/21425
2021/22320
2022/23270
2023/24230
2024/25180
Academic yearNon-UK students
2024/25180
2023/24230
2022/23270
2021/22320
2020/21425
2019/20345
2018/19335
2017/18305
2016/17300
2015/16275
2014/15240
Source: HESA, Table 28: Non-UK permanent address students by HE provider (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024/25

Where they come from

Country of permanent address, 2024/25.

Students by country
  1. United States20
  2. Ireland15
  3. Brunei15
  4. India10
  5. Nepal10
  6. Canada10
  7. Germany10
  8. Nigeria5
  9. Pakistan5
  10. Iceland5
  11. Sri Lanka5
  12. Vietnam5
By level
  1. Undergraduate95
  2. Postgraduate85
Source: HESA, Table 28: Non-UK permanent address students by HE provider (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024/25

Among UK universities

University of the Highlands and Islands has 180 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #166 of 197 providers in the UK and #17 of 17 in Scotland; since 2014/15 its number has changed by -25.0%, against +55.0% across the UK.

Rank in the UK
166 of 197
Rank in Scotland
17 of 17
Share of UK total
0.03%
UK change since 2014/15
+55.0%
Providers in Scotland with the most non-UK students
  1. The University of Edinburgh16,235
  2. The University of Glasgow13,880
  3. The University of the West of Scotland5,780
  4. The University of St. Andrews5,370
  5. Glasgow Caledonian University5,040
  6. The University of Strathclyde4,175
  7. Edinburgh Napier University3,800
  8. Heriot-Watt University3,075
  9. The University of Aberdeen2,620
  10. The University of Dundee2,390
Source: HESA, Table 28: Non-UK permanent address students by HE provider (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024/25

Student sponsor licence

Entry on the Home Office register of licensed student sponsors.

  • University of the Highlands and Islands
Source: Home Office, Register of licensed sponsors: workers and students (26 Oct 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0Data as at 26 Oct 2026

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